'How my twin brother ruins all my relationships'

Bettina and Max are incredibly close twins, but Bettina is worried she’ll never have a lasting relationship thanks to her interfering brother. As told to Victoria Bright

My brother Max and I are incredibly close. You could say we have the cliched twin relationship where we literally finish each other’s sentences and adore each other.

We are very close and spent most of our spare time together. We’re now 36 and both pretty happy in our lives, but it’s not all smooth sailing as Max can be very difficult at times.

He is very possessive of me and even when I’m out with my friends, he always wants to come with me. He had a dream many years ago that I was murdered, and he said he feels anxious when I go out at night.

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I know it sounds weird, but that’s how it is with us. I’m not the same—I mean, I’m not possessive about Max and I’m not certainly not obsessed with him being murdered.

He’s like a very protective big brother, although he’s only older than me by five minutes.

Another big problem is that whenever I have a boyfriend, according to Max, they are never good enough for me.